Laura Gillette
@lauragillette84.bsky.social
Mom of one small child and two cats. Knitter, crocheter, baker. Co-leader of Bend the Arc’s Maryland chapter. Freelance graphic designer (mostly layout/typesetting).
26 different types of snakes? Or 26 bite victims?
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
26 different types of snakes? Or 26 bite victims?
He thinks if he tweets something and uses the word “hereby” it makes it law. Like a king’s proclamation.
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
He thinks if he tweets something and uses the word “hereby” it makes it law. Like a king’s proclamation.
How can you say this and not post pics??
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
How can you say this and not post pics??
People who say that are basically boasting that they were born into unearned privilege. They’re not into politics because the political status quo only benefits them.
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
People who say that are basically boasting that they were born into unearned privilege. They’re not into politics because the political status quo only benefits them.
You are massively underestimating Americans’ resistance to having to think.
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
You are massively underestimating Americans’ resistance to having to think.
There are fish bagpipes!?
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There are fish bagpipes!?
It’s not insurance, it’s a protection racket. I had to get a prescription once and they checked what it was through my insurance… it was something like $75. Then they checked what if would be if I DIDN’T use insurance but used an online coupon from the manufacturer, and it was like $12?? Like WTF.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It’s not insurance, it’s a protection racket. I had to get a prescription once and they checked what it was through my insurance… it was something like $75. Then they checked what if would be if I DIDN’T use insurance but used an online coupon from the manufacturer, and it was like $12?? Like WTF.
Roanoke, Virginia, actually all abandoned the colony to join the Croatoan tribe living on a nearby island (this is the most probable explanation, though some may have gone elsewhere and many probably just died). If only everyone had done that! What a better world we could have had.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Roanoke, Virginia, actually all abandoned the colony to join the Croatoan tribe living on a nearby island (this is the most probable explanation, though some may have gone elsewhere and many probably just died). If only everyone had done that! What a better world we could have had.
Thing I learned later in life about the early years of colonization was that there was a real problem of colonists being tempted to defect from the budding colonies and join the indigenous American communities, when they saw how much better life in those cultures was. And one WHOLE colony, (2/3)
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thing I learned later in life about the early years of colonization was that there was a real problem of colonists being tempted to defect from the budding colonies and join the indigenous American communities, when they saw how much better life in those cultures was. And one WHOLE colony, (2/3)
They weren’t refugees, though. They were religious extremists, who left because they wanted to create communities free from “corrupting” outside influences of less oppressive Christian cultures. The non-pilgrim colonists were fortune-seekers, so, not exactly refugees either. My favorite (1/3)
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
They weren’t refugees, though. They were religious extremists, who left because they wanted to create communities free from “corrupting” outside influences of less oppressive Christian cultures. The non-pilgrim colonists were fortune-seekers, so, not exactly refugees either. My favorite (1/3)
Can they do this for other countries too?
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Can they do this for other countries too?
Won’t they just get VPNs then?
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Won’t they just get VPNs then?
We seriously need to have an American Nuremberg trial after all this.
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We seriously need to have an American Nuremberg trial after all this.
I hope after we get out of this nightmare, we can have better than normal things. Like universal healthcare, corporate money banned from politics, and universal preschool, to name a few.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I hope after we get out of this nightmare, we can have better than normal things. Like universal healthcare, corporate money banned from politics, and universal preschool, to name a few.
Was that a failure or did it accomplish what they wanted it to do though?
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Was that a failure or did it accomplish what they wanted it to do though?
They might be convinced to not vote at all, though. That’s a hope I have…
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
They might be convinced to not vote at all, though. That’s a hope I have…
MUTINY!! GET SCHUMER OUT!
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
MUTINY!! GET SCHUMER OUT!
Won’t all those accounts just start using VPNs now to make it look like they’re still based in the US or wherever they want!
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Won’t all those accounts just start using VPNs now to make it look like they’re still based in the US or wherever they want!